Sheena C Howard
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English
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"The Encyclopedia of Black Comics focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry. The book focuses on creators in the field of comics: inkers, illustrators, artists, writers, editors, Black comic historians, Black comic convention creators, website creators, archivists and academics--as well as individuals who may not fit into any category...
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BenBella Books
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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In 2018, the Marvel Cinematic Universe finally delivered on something fans had long been waiting for: a feature film with a solo Black superhero.
Black Panther introduced viewers to the stunning world of Wakanda, a fictional African country with incredible technological advancements, and to T'Challa, a young man stepping into his role as king and taking up the mantle of the Black Panther title from his late father.
The unforgettable...
Black Panther introduced viewers to the stunning world of Wakanda, a fictional African country with incredible technological advancements, and to T'Challa, a young man stepping into his role as king and taking up the mantle of the Black Panther title from his late father.
The unforgettable...
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Smart Pop, an imprint of BenBella Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Edited by Sheena C. Howard, an award-winning author, filmmaker, and scholar, this book features a collection of essays offering an in-depth analysis of Black Panther under the lens of the latest psychological concepts--as well as delving into the lasting cultural impact of this unforgettable story"--
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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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Winner:
Kirkus Reviews, Best Historical Teen Book of 2016
Imagine a five-foot-two-inch-tall woman riding a Harley eight times across the continental United States. Now imagine she is black and is journeying across the country in the pre-Civil Rights era of the 1930s and '40s. That is the amazing true story of Bessie Stringfield, the woman known today as The Motorcycle Queen of Miami and the first black woman to be inducted into the...
Kirkus Reviews, Best Historical Teen Book of 2016
Imagine a five-foot-two-inch-tall woman riding a Harley eight times across the continental United States. Now imagine she is black and is journeying across the country in the pre-Civil Rights era of the 1930s and '40s. That is the amazing true story of Bessie Stringfield, the woman known today as The Motorcycle Queen of Miami and the first black woman to be inducted into the...
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Superb ; 9
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English
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Everything Kayla Tate and Jonah Watkins have been working toward has come down to this moment. They've taken the hits, they've done the training, now they're ready to hit back with full force. Their mission to save their parents and everyone else captured by Gomez's forces is reaching its climactic end. Foresight is about to learn not to get between two teenagers and what they desire the most. Especially when those two teens have superpowers. Don't...
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Superb ; 7
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English
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Joined by a familiar face, Kayla and Jonah are not equally pleased with the success of their rescue mission. Ready to rush back in, Kayla finds herself at odds with the group, especially the still-mysterious Abbie who's been playing her cards a little too close to the chest. Kayla and Jonah find themselves in a bind as trust is broken and new secrets come to light. |Joined by a familiar face, Kayla and Jonah are not equally pleased with the success...
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Superb ; 1
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English
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One year ago, Earth was saved from an asteroid, but a meteor shower hit the world! Youngstown, Ohio, became a Level 5 impact zone, and teenagers are emerging with new superpowers! Kayla Tate has returned to Youngstown and reunited with her childhood friend, Jonah Watkins, a young man with Down syndrome. Together, they'll uncover the mystery of the superhero and Internet sensation "Cosmosis" and his nighttime battle against the supposedly-benevolent...
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Superb ; 3
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English
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Cosmosis has barely managed to escape alive from the Foresight Corporation compound where superpowered teenagers are being held captive. His best friend, Kayla Tate, will reveal secrets of her own in order to keep him alive. Can Kayla and Cosmosis stay one step ahead of Foresight, and how will the secret engineer named Abby help the two newest heroes of Youngstown, Ohio?
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Superb ; 2
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English
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Superpowered teenagers are disappearing within the town of Youngstown, Ohio, and the internet sensation superhero Cosmosis is going to find out why. Well, if he can escape the Foresight Corporation compound alive, and his only hope to make it to another sunrise is Kayla Tate, his best friend and conspiracy blogger. Can Kayla help Cosmosis if she doesn't have superpowers of her own? Cosmosis is about to find out the hard way.
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Superb ; 4
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English
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Kayla Tate joins the fight against Foresight as the costumed superhero, Amina, and she and best friend, Cosmosis, wage war inside the enemy's compound to end the forced training of teenagers with superpowers. The first team-up of Cosmosis and Amina threatens to change their friendship forever!
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Superb ; 5
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English
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The world's new teen superhero duo of Cosmosis and Amina is ready to rescue their kidnapped parents from the Foresight Corporation, unaware that a new superpowered resistance force is in the works. How will secrets from their past affect the mission? Is there more to their inventor ally, Abbie, than meets the eye?
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Superb ; 6
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English
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Jonah and Kayla, with Abbie's help, implement their plan to rescue their parents and everyone else currently held captive by Gomez and his teenage team of Foresight operatives. With new code names, costumes, and Abbie's hi-tech help, the duo feel assured they can get in and get out with no problem. Not quite. Rescue missions look way easier in Jonah's Cosmosis comics than they are in real life, and when someone turncoats midway through said mission?...
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Superb ; 8
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English
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Reeling from a devastating betrayal, Jonah, Kayla, and their newfound teammate Abbie have little time to recover if they want to finish their mission of rescuing their parents. Meanwhile, Gomez's ultimate plan begins to reach fruition, and even more secrets will be revealed as Volume 2 of Superb begins to draw to a close!
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English
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Cosmosis and Amina, the new young superpowered crimefighters of Youngstown, Ohio, are at war with the Foresight Corporation in order to rescue kidnapped teenagers with extraordinary abilities. With the help of their mysterious ally, an inventor named Abbie, the heroes take on Foresight's new paramilitary team of enhanced teenagers. No matter who wins, both sides will suffer casualties.
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Superb ; 1
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English
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After the Earth survived annihilation from an asteroid which was destroyed by a group of heroic astronauts, the resultant meteor shower turned Youngstown, Ohio, into a Level 5 impact zone. After a Columbine-like incident in which a superpowered teenager exploded and killed other youngsters, the Foresight Corporation took over Youngstown to find and regulate any other teenagers with emerging powers. Kayla Tate has returned to Youngstown because her...